What Good Teaches Do to Help Literacy Happen

Download or read book What Good Teaches Do to Help Literacy Happen written by Barbara A. Schmidt and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1998-05 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical handbook for teachers presents 26 behaviors in a "Good Reader" alphabet as desired outcomes of language instruction. From "A -- Anticipating Meaning" to "Z -- Zero in on Learning Strategies When They Need Them", each behavior is presented in a three-part discussion. First, a rationale that supports spending classroom time on the particular objective. Second, a classroom observation of behavior reinforcement activities. Finally, a variety a effective strategies and techniques that actively involve students in taking meaning to and from the text. Bibliography.